Real-time NMR monitoring of spatially segregated enzymatic reactions in multilayered hydrogel assemblies
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-23-2021
Abstract
Compartmentalized chemical reactions at the microscale are important in biotechnology, yet monitoring the molecular content at these small scales is challenging. To address this challenge, we integrate a compact, reconfigurable reaction cell featuring electrochemical functionality with high-resolution NMR spectroscopy. We demonstrate the operation of this system by monitoring the activity of enzymes immobilized in chemically distinct layers within a multi-layered chitosan hydrogel assembly. As a benchmark, we observed the parallel activities of urease (Urs), catalase (Cat), and glucose oxidase (GOx) by monitoring reagent and product concentrations in real-time. Simultaneous monitoring of an independent enzymatic process (Urs) together with a cooperative process (GOx + Cat) was achieved, with chemical conversion modulation of the GOx + Cat process demonstrated by varying the order in which the hydrogel was assembled.
Keywords
bioMEMS, Catalase, Chitosan, Electrodeposition, Glucose oxidase
Divisions
CHEMISTRY
Funders
German Research Foundation (DFG) [Grant No: DFG MA 6653/1-1 & DFG BA 4275/4-1],Universiti Malaya,Federal Ministry of Education & Research (BMBF),Baden-Wgrttemberg Ministry of Science as part of the Excellence Strategy of the German Federal and State Governments,Helmholtz program "Materials Systems Engineering" under the topic "Adaptive and Bioinstructive Materials Systems",EU2020 FET grant (TiSuMR) [Grant No: 737043],ERC-SyG (HiSCORE) [Grant No: 951459],German Research Foundation (DFG) European Commission [Grant No: KO 1883/39-1],German Excellence Intitiative,Helmholtz Association,Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT),Projekt DEAL
Publication Title
Angewandte Chemie-International Edition
Volume
60
Issue
35
Publisher
Wiley-V C H Verlag GMBH
Publisher Location
POSTFACH 101161, 69451 WEINHEIM, GERMANY